HF 2128

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/01/2018 05:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to liquor; repealing a restriction on holding both taproom and cocktail
licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.22, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Cocktail room license.

(a) A municipality, including a city with a municipal
liquor store, may issue the holder of a microdistillery license under this chapter a
microdistillery cocktail room license. A microdistillery cocktail room license authorizes
on-sale of distilled liquor produced by the distiller for consumption on the premises of or
adjacent to one distillery location owned by the distiller. Nothing in this subdivision precludes
the holder of a microdistillery cocktail room license from also holding a license to operate
a restaurant at the distillery. Section 340A.409 shall apply to a license issued under this
subdivision. All provisions of this chapter that apply to a retail liquor license shall apply to
a license issued under this subdivision unless the provision is explicitly inconsistent with
this subdivision.

(b) A distiller may only have one cocktail room license under this subdivision, and may
not have an ownership interest in a distillery licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision
6, clause (a).

(c) The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a distiller holding a microdistillery
cocktail room license under this subdivision, subject to limitations applicable to license fees
under section 340A.408, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

(d) A municipality shall, within ten days of the issuance of a license under this
subdivision, inform the commissioner of the licensee's name and address and trade name,
and the effective date and expiration date of the license. The municipality shall also inform
the commissioner of a license transfer, cancellation, suspension, or revocation during the
license period.

deleted text begin (e) No single entity may hold both a cocktail room and taproom license, and a cocktail
room and taproom may not be colocated.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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